Writing Structures

I don't recall much of my middle or high school career so it is very difficult for me to reflect on this for use in my teaching. I remember 3 teachers in high school that I can speak about. One woman was very nice and taught us from the curriculum set out for her. She seemed to have the attitude that we all "just needed to get thought this" in her class and created a great camaraderie with us students. The only writing that I remember doing for her was for a big standards test. She did some test prep with us and reinforced how it was important that we pass it. Another teacher ran a very rigid classroom. I remember that she was a very difficult grader. I don't recall any specific writing assignments in her class, but I know that I didn't get the grades in her class that I expected to get in English class. A third teacher that I had in high school did a variety of things with us in her classroom. I recall many activities that we did in her class but I can not remember learning about writing or any writing assignments that we completed for her. I know I enjoyed her class very much because of how eclectic it was.